Bence Máté won for the fifth time the Nature Photographer of the Year title, who was pictured in front of his photo winning the nature’s Photo of the Year title, as well. While this year Levente Szekeres of Subotica was choosen Young Nature Photographer of the Year by the jury.

The Canon – Nature Photogrpaher of the Year competition was organized 23rd time this year. The ever-popular contest this time received more than 3,400 photos from Hungary and abroad – told the President of naturArt, the Hungarian Nature Photographers Association at the press conference held prior to the awards ceremony in Budapest.

Peter Fáth recalled that in the spirit of full transparency, the second and third round of judging took place in front of the public this year.

The best photos can be seen at an exhibition, in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, and the photos will be published by Alexandra Publisher company. According to Peter Fáth the greatest achievement is that the 102 photos on the wall are the creation of more than 60 photographers.

Milan Radisics, former president of naturArt, announced the winners as follows:

• Earth is in our hands category winner Zoltan Ritzel
• The behavior of birds category winner Mánfai Bence
• The behavior of the mammals category winner Bence Máté
• Animal behavior category winner Tibor Jankab
• Animals and their environment category winner István Palcsek
• Animals face to face category winner Bence Máté
• Plants and fungi category winner Levente Marquis
• Composition, form and experimentation category winner Orsolya Haarberg
• Landscapes category winner Zoltan Laki
• Life below surface category winner László Előd
• Sunset to Sunrise category winner József Gergely
• Black & White nature photography category winner Nándor Lang
• Energies of nature category winner Orsolya Haarberg
• Youth category winner Levente Szekeres
• Underwater Photographer of the year special prize winner Csaba Tökölyi